Materials Technology Division

Profile

Materials Technology Division deals with the development and the evaluation of the various materials used in the railway system. For that purpose we also examine the methods of the analysis necessary for understanding the mechanism of the phenomenon. Four laboratories below are working in their research field. And the division itself carries out the researches of environmental impact assessment of the railway system and new materials for railway.

Introduction

Materials Technology Division develops and applies new material technologies, improves performance of various members for railway through improvement of current materials, elucidates and reduces phenomena such as friction, wear and deterioration. Furthermore, we are challenging various research and development, such as development of measurement / analysis / simulation technology and reduction of maintenance based on them.
Four laboratories: Concrete materials, Vibration-isolating materials, Lubricating materials, Frictional materials, which are divided into substances subject to research and development, and the division itself are searching for new materials supporting the future railway and environment as a whole railway system regarding environmental aspects. We are making efforts to conduct research and development in collaboration with the inside and outside of the laboratory and institute.
Although research and development results of material technology are often invisible from the surface, there are many facts that spectacular achievements which are underpinned by improvements in material technology. We would like to contribute to the development of the railway with the spirit of improving material technology bringing about improvement of the whole railway system.

Laboratories and their field